囊萤映雪
náng​yíng​yìng​xuě

to study by fireflies and snow

  • created sense approved 囊萤映雪/囊螢映雪 · náng​yíng​yìng​xuě · to study by fireflies and snow — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    囊萤映雪 / 囊螢映雪

    náng​yíng​yìng​xuě

    to study by fireflies and snow

    to study diligently under extremely poor conditions, based on the legends of one student collecting fireflies in a bag for light and another reading by the reflection of moonlight on snow

    囊 (literal) → 囊 · náng · to encase 萤 (literal) → 萤/螢 · yíng · firefly 映雪 (literal) → 映雪 · yìng​xuě · reading by reflected snowlight

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    created sense